Joseph deritis



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J. DERITIS.

FASTENING FOR TRUNKS.

No; 566,148. Patented Aug. 18, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH DERITIS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO I FRANK O.HAUSER, OF SAME PLACE.

FASTENING FOR TRUNKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 0. 566,148, dated August18, 1896.

Application filed March 19, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPH DERITIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit,

' ence being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a device for strengthening and securing trunkswhich may be easily applied thereto and which does not interfere withthe ready access to the interior.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of ajointed clamping frame, as I more fully hereinafter described'andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frame detached.Fig. 2 is a similar view of the frame applied to a trunk.

A and A are loops having sides a and bottom b, preferably formed ofsteel or other material having the requisite strength, and adapted topass around beneath the trunk near each end thereof.

B and B are two other loops similarly formed, which are connected to theloops A A and are adapted to pass around the ends of the body of thetrunk, preferably just below the cover. The loops A and A are connectedtogether by the diagonal tie-rods C O and D .D',which are pivotallyconnected to the loops,

preferably at about the center of the sides a, each pair being pivotallyconnected together at a point slightly below the cover of the trunk.

E is a loop or bail hinged at one end to the rear rods 0 0, adapted topass over the cover of the trunk and to be locked to the front rods D D.These hinge and lock connections are preferably formed by providing thepivotpins 0, uniting the rods 0 G and D D, with the bifurcated heads cl,between the bifurcations of which the ends of the bail E are adapted toengage, the rear end being pivots ally connected thereto.

The frame thus .constructed may be readily engaged with the trunk to besecured, the

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rods 0 O and D D allowing the loops to separate far enough to admit oftheir engagement with the end and bottom of the trunk. The bail E maythen be engaged with the cover of the trunk, and as its point ofconnection with the links 0 0 comes approximately in line with thehinges of the trunk the cover of the latter may be opened at any timewithout removing the bail.

To look the frame, the trunk-cover is closed and the end of thebail issecured by a padlock or other locking means to the head (1 of thepivotal connection between the links D D at the front of the trunk. Inthus engaging the bail with the links the latter will act astoggle-levers, which as their pivotal connections are drawn up toren'gage with the bail will firmly clamp the loops A and B to the bottomand end of the trunk, thus forming a perfect securing means, and onewhich also braces and increases the strength of the trunk.

, What I claim as my invention is- 1. As a trunk securing device, aframe comprising two pairs of bottom and end loops for the opposite endsof the trunk-front and rear toggle-lever connections between said pairsof loops and a bail for the cover of the trunk hinged to the reartoggle-lever and adapted to be locked to the front toggle-levers toclamp the frame to the trunk.

2. As a trunk securing device, a frame and two pairs of bottom and endloops A and B for the opposite ends of the trunk, the loops of each pairbeing hinged together diagonal tie-rods O O and D D forming front andrear toggle-lever connections between said pair of loops, and the bail Ehinged to the pivotal connection of the rear toggle-lever, and adaptedto be locked to the pivotal connection of the front toggle-lever.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH DERITIS. Witnesses:

M. B. ODOGHEETY, O. F. BARTHEL.

